# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections

## Subtitle 15 — Precincts, Polling Places, and Facilities

### Chapter 05 — Office Facilities

**Authority:** Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4) and 2-202(b), Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: November 24, 2003 (30:23 Md. R. 1655)

#### Regulation .01 In General.

*COMAR 33.15.05.01*

Each local board office shall be sufficient to accommodate the local board's staff, equipment, and public visitors.

#### Regulation .02 Specific Office Requirements.

*COMAR 33.15.05.02*

A. At the request of a local board, the State Administrator, with the approval of the State Board, shall establish specific office requirements for that local board.

B. In establishing specific office requirements for a local board, the State Administrator shall take into consideration:

  (1) The guidelines established by the Department of General Services and the Department of Budget and Management in the Facility Program Manual;

  (2) Available county resources; and

  (3) The administrative needs of the local board.

#### Regulation .03 Equipment.

*COMAR 33.15.05.03*

A. Procedures.

  (1) The State Administrator shall establish procedures for the storage and maintenance of computer equipment supplied to local boards by the State.

  (2) The procedures shall include standards for maintaining computer equipment in an environment free from contamination and at a temperature appropriate to prevent the computer equipment from over-heating.

B. Each local board shall store and maintain State-supplied computer equipment in a manner consistent with the procedures established by the State Administrator.